Brittany Nader

Cleveland

Producer at Ideastream

Freelance writer. Content marketing specialist. Cat fan.

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Articles

DJ $crilla finds his groove in music for TV, film and, now, a new album

1 day ago | ideastream.org | Amanda Rabinowitz |Brittany Nader

Chris Harris—better known as DJ $crilla—has spent the last decade building a music licensing empire, soundtracking everything from Netflix trailers to Super Bowl commercials. Listeners might not recognize him at first, but chances are, they've heard his music. "Pretty much anything that you might hear on YouTube to cable television, streaming television, I make songs for that type of content," Harris said.
Cleveland’s Country Honk brings the sounds of Nashville north

3 weeks ago | ideastream.org | Amanda Rabinowitz |Brittany Nader

Fans of Americana and country music are stomping their boots for Country Honk. The four-piece Cleveland band is making waves with its debut album and building a following across Northeast Ohio and beyond. There aren’t many bands like Country Honk in this region, and that’s just how singer-guitarist Thor Platter likes it. Platter said the band is filling a local gap for fans craving authentic, home-grown country music.
Upstream Drifters looks to breathe new life into the old-timey sound of folk

1 month ago | ideastream.org | Amanda Rabinowitz |Brittany Nader

Rooted in Wayne and western Stark counties, the band Upstream Drifters makes old-time music for the new era. Friends Aubrey Helmuth Miller and Craig Mast craft songs that blend the rich textures of traditional American folk with modern touches like synth, melodica, percussion, and infectious funky grooves. Incorporating tin whistles, mandolin and ukulele, one instrument stands out as the inspiration behind it all. “I remember the first time I heard a clawhammer banjo — it was actually in college.
HubSpot Customer Agents & Custom GPTs

1 month ago | kunocreative.com | Brittany Nader

What Is Agentic AI and Why Does it Matter? If you’ve ever wished you could clone yourself just to keep up with all the emails, customer questions and content creation, we have good news. Agentic AI is here to make your life a whole lot easier, automating complex tasks and tackling customer service inquiries when human intervention isn't always necessary.
Cleveland noise artist Slugg turns heavy sounds into healing

1 month ago | ideastream.org | Amanda Rabinowitz |Brittany Nader

Cleveland artist Kristal Mills, who performs as Slugg, describes her sound as “bratty and bold,” blending harsh industrial textures with hypnotic techno rhythms, distorted vocal loops and ambient noise. “I’ve always been attracted to extremes,” Mills said. “Extreme feelings, extreme sounds. Slugg is really about finding release—whether that’s through screaming, dancing or just letting go of control.”This year, Mills was selected as one of four recipients of support from the Panza Foundation.
Canton musician Scott Paris chronicles a year of gigs, guitars and goodbyes in new book

2 months ago | ideastream.org | Amanda Rabinowitz |Brittany Nader

For more than three decades, Scott Paris was a fixture of Northeast Ohio’s live music scene, performing up to 200 shows a year in bars, clubs, casinos and festivals. Now, the longtime Canton-based musician is reflecting on his career in a new book, “A Guitar Called Harry V and the Cover Band Conundrum,” a memoir told through journal entries chronicling his life with one special guitar. “This was never meant to be autobiographical.
Medical marijuana dispensary planned for Steinly's site in Akron

2 months ago | signalakron.org | Brittany Nader |Akron Documenters

March 26 Ward 7 meeting Covered by Documenter Joy Butch (see her notes here) The longtime site of Steinly’s Restaurant, a beloved drive-up diner in Firestone Park known for its homestyle breakfasts and friendly service, may soon become a medical marijuana dispensary.
Cleveland saxophonist Jevaughn Bogard talks jazz fusion band Abstract Sounds

2 months ago | ideastream.org | Amanda Rabinowitz |Brittany Nader

Saxophonist Jevaughn Bogard studied jazz in college, toured nationally and performed with legendary artists like Chick Corea and Donald Harrison. But his focus now is on a Cleveland-based band with a sound that’s entirely his own. “When [people] hear Abstract Sounds, they think it's like a free jazz band,” Bogard said, noting that is not at all what the group is doing. Bogard describes Abstract Sounds as a fusion of his musical roots, which include jazz, soul, funk and gospel.
A Solid Brand Experience Agency Should Accomplish These Things

Mar 28, 2025 | kunocreative.com | Brittany Nader

What comes to mind when customers think about your company? Why do they trust you? What truly sets you apart — and is that obvious to everyone who interacts with your brand? These questions reveal a lot about your brand experience. If the answers aren’t crystal clear to you, chances are they’re not clear to your customers either. And if customers don’t understand why they should choose you over a competitor, they probably won’t.
Opposition to Akron's North Main Street improvement project arises

Mar 14, 2025 | signalakron.org | Brittany Nader |Akron Documenters

Feb. 26 Ward 2 meeting and March 10 Akron City Council meeting Covered by Documenters Jackie Jantzi (see her notes here) and Carol Smith (see her notes here) More than 80 residents packed a Ward 2 City Council meeting Feb. 26 to state their concerns about the planned $16 million North Main Street improvement project.